That Would Be Something
1970 song by Paul McCartney
13 tracks
- Side one
- "The Lovely Linda"
- "That Would Be Something"
- "Valentine Day"
- "Every Night"
- "Hot as Sun/Glasses"
- "Junk"
- "Man We Was Lonely"
- Side two
- "Oo You"
- "Momma Miss America"
- "Teddy Boy"
- "Singalong Junk"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed"
- "Kreen-Akrore"
"That Would Be Something" is a song written by Paul McCartney which was first released on his McCartney album on 17 April 1970.[2]
Recording
McCartney sings and plays acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, tom tom and a cymbal.[3] This song and "Valentine Day" were mixed at Abbey Road Studios on 22 February 1970.[2] McCartney would also record "Every Night" and "Maybe I'm Amazed" the same day.[2] In the song McCartney also performs vocal percussion to simulate a drum kit.
Release and reception
Shortly after the McCartney album's release, George Harrison described this song and "Maybe I'm Amazed" as "great".[2][4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said the song was "light folk-pop".[1]
In a review for the McCartney album, Langdon Winner of Rolling Stone described "That Would Be Something", along with "The Lovely Linda", as having "virtually no verbal or melodic content whatsoever."[5]
"That Would Be Something" was also released on the 1991 album Unplugged (The Official Bootleg). The song was first performed live by McCartney, in Barcelona, on 8 May 1991.[6]
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, tom tom, cymbal, vocal percussion[2]
Cover versions
The Grateful Dead played this song in concert 16 times between 1991 and 1995.[7] The first time they played the song live is available on Dick's Picks Volume 17.
In 2010, Jack White interpolated a bridge of "That Would Be Something" into his performance of "Mother Nature's Son", another one of McCartney's compositions, during a concert held at the White House during which McCartney was awarded the Gershwin Prize.[8]
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "McCartney - Paul McCartney | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Paul McCartney: That Would Be Something". beatlesbible.com. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "McCartney". JPGR. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
- ^ "George Harrison Interview, New York City". DM's Beatles Site. 25 April 1970. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
- ^ "McCartney". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Song - Paul McCartney". paulmccartney.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "That Would Be Something at The SetList Program". setlists.net. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (2010-07-21). "Video: Jack White's White House Tribute to Paul McCartney". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
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